Game apparatus with music performance processing unit

Abstract

Either a “list of song names” or a “list of artist names” is set (in a step S12) as a first display ordering which is to be a basic display ordering for songs, and, along with displaying (in steps S13 and S14) a song selection screen according to a display sequence setting table based on this first display ordering which has been set, particularly an appealing portion of a PV of a song which has been displayed in a song candidate display section and which has been selected with a music selection cursor is displayed in a selected PV display section; and furthermore (in steps S15, S20, S26, and S33) a appealing portion of the song is outputted via speakers.

Description

[0001]This application claims the priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-106085 filed on Apr. 1, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a game apparatus which performs a game using music which is played based on stored music data, and in particular relates to such a game apparatus which, along with extracting corresponding music data based on characters which have been inputted and displaying specifying information with greater priority than other extracted music data, also plays music related to the music data of the specifying information which has been selected, and which furthermore is capable of performing the selection of music which is to be used for the game simply and surely by displaying an image related to music data.[0004]2. Description of the Prior Art[0005]From the past, with a karaoke device or a music game apparatus which is endowed with a selecting fun...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention relates to a game apparatus that can play music based on the player's selection of music data. The game apparatus includes an image display, music data storage, music performance processing, game control means, specifying information display means, and a specifying information selection means. The music data can be easily selected by the player through the specifying information display means. The game apparatus can also display an image related to the music data, making it easier for the player to select. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a game apparatus that allows the player to easily and reliably select the music data they want to use in the game.

Problems solved by technology

Accordingly, if there is some vagueness in the user's remembrance of the name of the song or the name of the artist, then, with only the name of the song and the name of the artist being displayed as in this prior art, there is a danger that the user will not be able to select the piece of music which he desires in a reliable manner.

Furthermore, in particular when the number of the items of music which have been collected together is very great, as the result of searching, a large number of names of songs and names of artists which resemble one another may be displayed, so that a long time period comes to be required for the task of selecting an item of music, and accordingly the burden on the user is increased.

Moreover, there is a danger that he may mistakenly select a piece of music other than the one which he desires, which is undesirable.

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